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A Sugar Notch man is accused of bursting into his ex-girlfriend’s home and threatening her at knifepoint in an attempt to stop her from testifying against him in a domestic-violence assault case.

Drew Rough Gommer, 52, of 875 Rear Main St., is charged with burglary, making terroristic threats, witness intimidation, resisting arrest and harassment following the confrontation Thursday.

According to a state police affidavit filed in court, officers were dispatched to the Main Street residence of Gommer’s ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth Ann Edwards, at about 8:50 p.m. to a report of a domestic confrontation. Edwards reported Gommer, who was free on $2,000 unsecured bail after being charged with simple assault and harassment in a July 31 incident, entered her home uninvited and started yelling that she had to drop the charges against him, according to police.

Gommer allegedly pulled an eight-inch kitchen knife and pointed it at her while saying, “you’re not going to testify against me,” the affidavit says. Edwards ran into a bathroom and called police.

Gommer was gone by the time police arrived, and officers advised Edwards to get a protection-from-abuse order before leaving. But at about 1 a.m. Friday, police were called back, with Edwards reporting Gommer had returned.

Officers found Gommer walking along Main Street and took him to the ground after he refused to comply with commands, the affidavit says.

Magisterial District Judge Daniel O’Donnell arraigned Gommer on Friday morning and set his bail at $150,000. Gommer was booked into the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing set for 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19.

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